SVII "First Wednesday"
Innovation Society Meeting

July 1, 2009
6:00 - 9:30 pm

Ventures in Medicine:

Innovations in Cardiology and Beyond

Ted McCluskey
Chief Medical Officer and VP of Clinical, Aviir, Inc.
Board Member, Sand Hill Angels

Ted McCluskey, MD/PhD is Chief Medical Officer and VP of Clinical at Aviir, Inc. a cardiovascular diagnostic company in Palo Alto. Aviir is a venture-funded biotechnology company developing cutting edge, convenient diagnostic tests enabling accurate diagnosis and prognosis of cardiovascular disease. Ted was trained as an interventional cardiologist. In addition to being an MD, he has a PhD in Pharmacology. Ted is also a Board Director of Sand Hill Angels, where he manages the education process.

Prior to Aviir, Ted spent four years at Scios (a Johnson&Johnson Company) where he oversaw cardiovascular clinical development, including VEGF-121 and their lead product Natrecor. Prior to Scios, Ted was at Genentech for 8 years, overseeing clinical research on cardiovascular applications for TNKase, Bosentan, CathFlo Activase and for the recently approved anti-angiogenic ophthalmic agent Lucentis. He led the clinical development for the cardiovascular application of VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) by direct intra-coronary injection and has had extensive experience in both in-licensing and out-licensing projects.

Join us as Ted shares his experiences and insights in this rich innovation journey in medicine.
Bring your own perspectives and questions, and see you there!

Program Schedule
6:00   Networking
6:45   Community Buffet Dinner
7:10   Appetizer Story: Apple Innovations at Veteran's Hospital
7:15   Introductions
7:30   Feature Presentation
8:30   Showing Up in support of Innovation
9:30   Closing

Event fee - $30.
Drinks are available on a no-host basis.

Please be sure to RSVP at friends@svii.org.
Bring cash or check, or prepay by credit card.
Need to reach us at the last minute? Call 415-307-0645.

Location

Bay Cafe, Bayshore Ballroom
1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
www.BayCafeRestaurant.com
650-856-0999

Embarcadero East, past Ming's, turn left into the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course; from the parking lot, walk up the wide path toward the golf course buildings; the restaurant will be on the right.

Archives and Outlook

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